Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 11-07-2016
To: Mayor and City Council Members
From: Development Services Department
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Consideration, discussion, and possible approval of rezoning request, BAZ-1964, Golzar Trust Property, 3.00 acres, R-1 to ON, south of Kenosha Street, one-half mile west of Olive Avenue
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Background:
BAZ-1964 is a request to change the zoning designation on 3.00 acres from R-1 (Single-Family Residential) to ON (Office Neighborhood). This unplatted property consists of two lots, and is located south of Kenosha Street, one-half mile west of Olive Avenue.
There have been two previous rezoning requests for office neighborhood use on this property. In 2002, the City Council denied BAZ-1422, a request to rezone the east parcel from R-1 to O-3, contrary to the Planning Commission recommendation to approve it. Later, in 2006, the City Council denied BAZ-1710, a request to rezone both parcels from R-1 to O-3, per the Planning Commission's recommendation.
The applicant associated with BAZ-1964 conducted a meeting with the surrounding property owners on September 8, 2016. Per the applicant, general concerns were expressed by these property owners and addressed. Per the applicant, the general concerns were: What particular business/building, etc. will be permitted and built. Privacy; increased traffic; property values to be lowered due to this zoning change; lighting into the surrounding neighborhood; noise pollution; safety and drainage.
In 2008, the Zoning Ordinance was updated and the O-3 zoning district was changed to ON. In the ON district, uses are limited to such uses as: "Places of Assembly (i.e. church)", "Child Care Centers", "Day Care Center/Nursery School", "Medical Offices", "Financial Institutions", "Office, Business or Professional", and "Art Gallery or Museum, Private". This property is designated as Level 2 in the Comprehensive Plan and ON zoning is in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan in Level 2, if...
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